Go outboard with lead when overpowered - this can be like changing headsails
When you go to the rail with a sail, it gets very flat
When sheeted outboard, the boat will not point as well, but when you are heavily heeled you go sideways, which is very slow
Keep foot flat - top out
Move the lead aft, beyond where you think it should be
Don't spend time sitting inboard trimming the jib, get out on the rail even if trim is not perfect
Having weight on the rail is more advantageous than perfect trim
#1
It is easy to sheet too tight
Keep leach 6-12" off spreader when foot is tight on the shrouds
Pull in tight quickly after a tack and get on rail
#2
Use when there are lumpy seas, have plenty of crew weight, and can't carry #1
Keep leach 1" off spreader - trim tight
If crew weight is light - go to #3, you can point higher with the 3 than with the 2
#3
When at the bottom end range of 3 (feel slightly underpowered), leave backstay off, 3 is cut flat has no shape
Move lead notch forward on bottom end conditions
In bottom end conditions - trim so that the leach is 4" inside spreader tip
When you have heavier breeze, keep the leach at the tip of the spreader, this is done by moving lead aft and twisting the sail, which will flatten the foot
Main
Use main for heel control
12° heel is the most you want
Keep boat flat - very fine line between speed and point
Put on Main Flattener before you go to the outboard jib lead
When you pull on the backstay - pull in the mainsheet to keep the leach tension consistent
Backstay flattens main and jib
Keep backstay on when tight reaching with the spinnaker - this flattens the main and helps you stay in control
Vang is your horsepower on Main when downwind with the spinnaker up
600 lbs. is light crew weight
If light weight - sail with looser leach in main
Keep the top telltale on the Main full and not stalled
When you come out of tack dump the main if the boat heels over too much
When the boat heels too much, pull on the backstay first
Use vang as well to flatten main
In light air, use loose backstay until you have weight on the rail
Spinnaker
M24 has a wide chute which is easy to choke - keep sheet lead far aft
Pole down opens leach
In most cases keep the clew and tack even
When reaching, have the tack slightly lower than clew - this will pull the draft forward and opens the leach
Light Air
When buried don't try to point - go for speed, sail loose, sail with lots of twist
Ease sheets when going slower than other boat
Have the main top telltale stalled in light air 50% of the time
